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1、完整word版英语国家概况谢福之课后答案全部 2word文档良心出品判断题Chapter11. People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country. (F)2. The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and flows through western England.(T)3. Today more than half of the people in

2、 Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language. (F)4. In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of Britain.(F)5. Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in northern Scotland often falls below -10 in January . (F)6. The majority of the peop

3、le in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons.(T)7. The Celtic people were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain.(T)8. English evolved into what is now described as Modern English from the late 16th century.(F)Chapter21. British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)2. The Anglo-S

4、axons came to Britain in the 5th century.(T)3. The chief or king of the Anglo-Saxons tribes exercised power at their own will. (F)4. The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8th century.(T)5. Henry built up a large empire which included England and most of France.(T)6. The Magna Carta wa

5、s designed to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the townspeople.(F)7. The Hundred YearsWar (1337-1453) was a series of wars fought between the British and the Vikings for trade and territory.(F)8. In an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions, Queen Elizabe

6、thactually defended the fruit of the Reformation.(T)Chapter31. Conventions are regarded less important than the statutory law in the working of the British government.(T)2. The British monarchy has never been interrupted throughout the history.(F)3. In reality, the British King or Queen is the sourc

7、e of all government powers.(F)4. The British Parliament is the law-making body of the Commonwealth of Nations.(F)5. The members of the House of Commons are appointed rather than elected.(F)6. The British Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in Parliament.(T)7. Cabinet members are chose

8、n by the Prime Minister from various political parties in Parliament.(F)8. The legal systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are much similar in terms of law, organization and practice.(T)Chapter41. British was the first industrialized nation in the world.(T)2. The British economy e

9、xperienced a relative decline during the post-war period.(T)3. Limited resources and high unemployment rate were persistent problems that prevented rapid economic development in Britain after World War.(F)4. Thatchers revolution turned out to be a great success in dealing with all the British econom

10、ic and social problems.(F)5. The economic approach adopted by Tony Blair was different from that of the old Labor Party and the Conservative Party.(T)6. Blair made the Bank of England independent in order to separate politics from economic policy.(T)7. Britain is an important oil exporter since its

11、oil industry has a long history.(F)8. Nuclear power is one of the major energy source in Britain.(T)Chapter51. The British government has been responsible for education since the early 1800s.(F)2. Education in Britain is compulsory for all children between the ages of 6 and 15.(F)3. The National Cur

12、riculum is compulsory in both the state system and the independent system.(F)4. When children finish their schooling at 16, they are required to take a national GCSE examination.(T)5. Graduates from state schools in Britain have a less favorable chance to enter famous universities than those from in

13、dependent schools.(T)6. The Times is the worlds oldest Sunday newspapers.(F)7. The BBC World Service broadcasts only in English throughout the world.(F)8. Some British holidays are celebrated to mark important events in the Christian calendar, and some others are related to local customs and traditi

14、ons.(T)Chapter81. TheeasternhighlandsformedbytheAppalachiansholdonethirdofthecountryscontinentalterritory.(F)2. TheclimateintheUnitedStatescanbeclassifiedastemperate,withsomemildsubtropicalandtropicalzones.(T)3. AlmostthroughthemiddleoftheUnitedStates,northtosouth,runsawell-known50-centimeterrainfal

15、lline.(T)4. NewYorkisthecommercialandfinancialcenteroftheUnitedStates,anditiscomposedoffiveboroughsincludingManhattan,Brooklyn,theBronx,StatenIsland,andQueens.(T)5. SanFranciscoisthesecondlargestcityafterNewYorkandtheworldfamousHollywoodandDisneylandarelocatedhere.(F)6. Duringthe1830sand1840s,manyno

16、rthernEuropeansandIrishimmigrantscametoAmerica.(T)7. AlmosthalfoftheimmigrantscomingtotheUnitedStatesinthe1980swereAsians.(T)8. BasicAmericanculturalvaluesarefreedom,equalityanddesiretoworkhardforahigherstandardofliving.(T)Chapter91. AmericawasnamedafterAmerigoVespucci,whoarrivedonthenewcontinentaft

17、erColumbus.(T) 2. ThesecondContinentalCongresswasheldinPhiladelphia,andtheContinentalArmyandNavywerefoundedunderthecommandofThomasJefferson.(F)3. TheCivilWarnotonlyputanendtoslavery,butalsodecidedthatAmericawasasingle,indivisiblenation.(T)4. Most AmericanpeopleapprovedoftheVietnamWar.(F)5. In1990,Am

18、ericantroopsandthetroopsfromalliednationslaunchedOperationDesertStorminordertodriveIraqitroopsoutofKuwait.(T)6. AccordingtotheAmericanadministration,SaddamHusseinandOsamabinLadenwereresponsiblefortheterroristeventonSeptember11,2001.(F)7. TheAmericagovernmentregardedIraqanationamongtheaxisofevil.(T)8

19、. OnMarch19,2003,AmericanandUnitedNationstroops,supportedbyseveralothercountries,begananinvasionofIraq.(F)Chapter101. The BillofRightswaswrittenintotheConstitutionin1787.(F)2. TheformofAmericangovernmentisbasedonthreemainprinciples:federalism,theseparationofpowers,andrespectfortheConstitutionandther

20、uleoflaw.(T)3. TheU.S.Congressisthelegislativebranchofthefederalgovernmentanditconsistsoftwohouses:theHouseofCommonsandtheHouseofLords.(F)4. Thejudicialbranchofthefederalgovernmentconsistsofaseriesofcourts:theSupremeCourt,thecourtsofappealsandthedistrictcourts.(T)5. TheDemocraticPartyisconservativei

21、ntermsofitsideology.(F)6. TheAmericanpresidentialcampaignadherestothewinner-take-allpractice.(T)7. TheAmericanforeignpolicythroughouttheWorldWarIIwasneutrality.(F)8. TheAmericanforeignpolicyduringtheColdWarperiodwascontainmentandintervention.(T)Chapter111. Americaistheworldslargestindustrialnation.(

22、T)2. IntheU.S.Constitution,therecognitionoftheimportanceofintellectualpropertycouldbeidentified.(T)3. AlthoughslaverywasabolishedasaresultoftheCivilWar,theownersofplantationintheSouthmademoreprofitsfromsellingtheiragricultureproducts.(F)4. PresidentRooseveltsNewDealhadlittleeffectindealingwiththeeco

23、nomiccrisisintheearly1930s.(F)5. The1960swasaperiodofconsolidationfortheAmericanbusinesses.(F)6. Americanagriculturalexportsoutweighimports,leavingasurplusintheagriculturalbalanceoftrade.(T)7. AutoproductionisoneoftheimportantsectorsinAmericanmanufacturingindustry.(T)8. Theworldeconomyhaslittletodow

24、iththegrowthanddeclineoftheAmericanforeigntrade.(F)Chapter121. EducationisgovernedbystateandlocalgovernmentsinsteadofthenationalgovernmentinAmerica.(T)2. AllAmericanchildrenareoffered12yearsofcompulsorypubliceducation.(T)3. After12yearsofschooling,Americanstudentsreceiveabachelorsdegreeatgraduation.

25、(F)4. Whenselectingacollegeoruniversity,undergraduatestudentshaveagreatconcernforitssize,locationandacademicquality.(T)5. Usually,anundergraduatestudenthastoearn120creditstoreceiveadegree.(T)6. YaleuniversityisthesecondeldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStates.(F)7. ItisTheNewYorkTimesthatf

26、irstuncoveredtheWatergateScandalin1972throughtheeffortsoftworeporters.(F)8. ThanksgivingDayfallsonthefourthTuesdayinNovember.(F)选择题Chapter 1 ABDC DACC1. The two main islands of the British Isles are .A. Great Britain and Ireland B. Great Britain and ScotlandC. Great Britain and Wales D. Great Britai

27、n and England2. is the capital city of Scotland.A. Belfast B. Edinburgh C. Aberdeen D. Cardiff3. Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, is the smallest.A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland4. English belongs to the group of Indo-European family of languages.A. Celtic B. Indo-Irani

28、an C. Germanic D. Roman5. The introduction of Christianity to Britain added the first element of words to English.A. Danish and Finnish B. Dutch and GermanC. French and Italian D. Latin and Greek6. The evolution of Middle English was reinforced by the influence.A. Norman B. Dutch C. German D. Danish

29、7. Samuel Johnsons dictionary was influential in establishing a standard form of .A. grammar B. handwriting C. spelling D. pronunciation8. At present, nearly of the worlds population communicate in English.A. half B. a quarter C. one third D. one fifthChapter 2 DDCC ABAC1. The attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.A. Norman B. Danish C. Celtic D. Germanic2. By the late 7th century, became the dominant religion in England.A. Celtic Christianity B. Anglo-Saxon ChristianityC. Germanic Christianity D. Roman Christianity3. The marked